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Reproductive Environmental Health Series: Methylmercury and Reproductive Health

posted on Oct 31, 2019
This course qualifies as continuing education for physicians, nurses, certified health education specialists, certified public health professionals and other professionals provided by the Centers for Disease Control and its partners.
 
Origination Date: 02/01/2019
Expiration Date: 02/01/2021
 
These short, interactive modules are designed to highlight the potential sources of exposure to environmental substances and review possible health effects of concern, these modules use case examples of “low”, “medium”, and “higher” exposure settings to provide you as a clinician with a template in which to frame your pregnant patient’s concern or potential for exposure. These modules finish with a short perspective on a relevant literature example or concept of importance in environmental toxicology. This is one of nine modules are now available with CE!

Learning Objectives

  • Identify at least three common sources of methylmercury.
  • Describe the four steps of formation of methylmercury.
  • Identify at least two populations most at risk for exposure to methylmercury.
  • List four risks for patients for methylmercury exposure.
  • Recognize the appropriate recommendations for at -risk patients exposed to methylmercury.

Developed By

  • Charles McKay, MD, FACMT, FACEP; President, American College of Medical Toxicology
  • Anna Engstrom, PhD Candidate, University of Washington School of Public Health
  • Michaella Ann Pain, MPH, Project Manager, University of California San Francisco Medical Center
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